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| Champions | Manchester United (1st title) |
| Runners-up | Benfica |
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The 1967–68 European Cup was the 13th European Cup, UEFA's premier club football tournament. The competition was won by Manchester United, who beat Benfica 4–1 in the final at Wembley Stadium, London. The European Cup title marked the tenth year since the Munich air disaster, in which eight United players were killed and their manager, Matt Busby, was left close to death.
The away goals rule (which had already been used in the Cup Winners' Cup and the Fairs' Cup) was introduced if aggregate scores were level after two legs, but only for the first round of the competition; extra time goals were not included in the rule.
Celtic, the defending champions, were eliminated by Dynamo Kyiv in the first round.
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| Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Olympiakos Nicosia | 3–5 | Sarajevo | 2–2 | 1–3 |
| Manchester United | 4–0 | Hibernians | 4–0 | 0–0 |
| Celtic | 2–3 | Dynamo Kyiv | 1–2 | 1–1 |
| Górnik Zabrze | 4–0 | Djurgården | 3–0 | 1–0 |
| Basel | 4–5 | Hvidovre | 1–2 | 3–3 |
| Ajax | 2–3 | Real Madrid | 1–1 | 1–2 |
| Skeid | 1–2 | Sparta Prague | 0–1 | 1–1 |
| Karl-Marx-Stadt | 2–5 | Anderlecht | 1–3 | 1–2 |
| Dundalk | 1–9 | Vasas | 0–1 | 1–8 |
| Valur | 4–41 | Jeunesse Esch | 1–1 | 3–3 |
| Glentoran | 1–12 | Benfica | 1–1 | 0–0 |
| Saint-Étienne | 5–0 | KuPS | 2–0 | 3–0 |
| Beşiktaş | 0–4 | Rapid Vienna | 0–1 | 0–3 |
| Eintracht Braunschweig | (w/o) | Dinamo Tirana | – | – |
| Olympiacos | 0–2 | Juventus | 0–0 | 0–2 |
| Botev Plovdiv | 2–3 | Rapid Bucureşti | 2–0 | 0–3 |
1 Valur progressed to the Second Round on away goals.
2 Benfica progressed to the Second Round on away goals.
| 20 September 1967 |
Olympiakos Nicosia | 2 – 2 | Sarajevo | GSP Stadium, Nicosia Attendance: 4,000 Referee: Aurelio Angonese (Italy) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kettenis 1' Tešan 43' (o.g.) |
Report | Antić 50', 58' |
| 20 September 1967 |
Manchester United | 4 – 0 | Hibernians | Old Trafford, Manchester Attendance: 43,912 Referee: Pereira da Costa (Portugal) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sadler 12', 58' Law 43', 62' |
Report |
| 20 September 1967 |
Celtic | 1 – 2 | Dynamo Kyiv | Celtic Park, Glasgow Attendance: 52,223 Referee: Kurt Waldemar Tschenscher (West Germany) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lennox 62' | Report | Puzach 4' Byshovets 29' |
| 20 September 1967 |
Górnik Zabrze | 3 – 0 | Djurgården | Silesian Stadium, Chorzów Attendance: 35,665 Referee: Rudolf Glöckner (East Germany) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lubański 41', 86' Lentner 88' |
Report |
| 20 September 1967 |
Basel | 1 – 2 | Hvidovre | St. Jakob Stadium, Basle Attendance: 13,344 Referee: Gyula Emsberger (Hungary) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hauser 17' | Report | Larsen 58' Sørensen 80' |
| 20 September 1967 |
Ajax | 1 – 1 | Real Madrid | Olympisch Stadion, Amsterdam Attendance: 55,940 Referee: Jim Finney (England) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cruyff 17' | Report | Pirri 35' |
| 20 September 1967 |
Skeid | 0 – 1 | Sparta Prague | Bislett Stadion, Oslo Attendance: 16,123 Referee: Bertil Lööw (Sweden) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Report | Mráz 7' |
| 20 September 1967 |
Karl-Marx-Stadt | 1 – 3 | Anderlecht | Ernst-Thälmann-Stadion, Karl-Marx-Stadt Attendance: 29,260 Referee: Kevin Howley (England) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Steinmann 41' | Report | Mulder 3', 35' Van Himst 38' |
| 20 September 1967 |
Dundalk | 0 – 1 | Vasas | Oriel Park, Dundalk Attendance: 4,177 Referee: Laurens van Ravens (Netherlands) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Report | Korsós 67' |
| 17 September 1967 |
Valur | 1 – 1 | Jeunesse Esch | Laugardalsvöllur, Reykjavík Attendance: 3,125 Referee: John Russel (Northern Ireland) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gunnarsson 38' | Report | Di Genova 25' |
| 13 September 1967 |
Glentoran | 1 – 1 | Benfica | The Oval, Belfast Attendance: 24,750 Referee: Roger Barde (France) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Colrain 10' (pen.) | Report | Eusébio 86' |
| 20 September 1967 |
Saint-Étienne | 2 – 0 | KuPS | Stade Geoffroy-Guichard, Saint-Étienne Attendance: 18,948 Referee: Leo Callaghan (Wales |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Herbin 43' Jacquet 47' |
Report |
| 13 September 1967 |
Beşiktaş | 0 – 1 | Rapid Vienna | Beşiktaş İnönü Stadium, Istanbul Attendance: 31,208 Referee: Goncho Rusev (Bulgaria) |
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| Report | Flögel 22' |
| 20 September 1967 |
Olympiacos | 0 – 0 | Juventus | Georgios Karaiskakis Stadium, Piraeus Attendance: 35,702 Referee: Lajos Horvath (Hungary) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Report |
| 27 September 1967 |
Botev Plovdiv | 2 – 0 | Rapid Bucureşti | Chernomorets Stadium, Burgas Attendance: 11,000 Referee: Sergei Alimov (Soviet Union) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dermendzhiev 53' (pen.) Popov 70' |
Report |
| 11 October 1967 |
Sarajevo | 3 – 1 | Olympiakos Nicosia | Koševo Stadium, Sarajevo Attendance: 4,308 Referee: Gyula Gere (Hungary) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Antić 33' Šiljkut 83', 84' |
Report | Kettenis 79' |
Sarajevo won 5–3 on aggregate.
| 27 September 1967 |
Hibernians | 0 – 0 | Manchester United | Empire Stadium, Gżira Attendance: 23,217 Referee: Bruno de Marchi (Italy) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Report |
Manchester United won 4–0 on aggregate.
| 4 October 1967 |
Dynamo Kyiv | 1 – 1 | Celtic | Central Stadium, Kiev Attendance: 68,352 Referee: Antonio Sbardella (Italy) |
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| Byshovets 89' | Report | Lennox 67' |
Dynamo Kyiv won 3–2 on aggregate.
| 4 October 1967 |
Djurgården | 0 – 1 | Górnik Zabrze | Stockholms Olympiastadion, Stockholm Attendance: 1,364 Referee: Tage Sørensen (Denmark) |
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| Report | Musiałek 35' |
Górnik Zabrze won 4–0 on aggregate.
| 18 October 1967 |
Hvidovre | 3 – 3 | Basel | Idrætsparken, Copenhagen Attendance: 9,363 Referee: Ken Dagnall (England) |
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| Hansen 18' Sørensen 39' Olsen 58' |
Report | Hauser 2' Benthaus 78' Wenger 85' |
Hvidovre won 5–4 on aggregate.
| 11 October 1967 |
Real Madrid | 2 – 1 (a.e.t.) | Ajax | Santiago Bernabéu Stadium, Madrid Attendance: 120,000 Referee: Bobby Davidson (Scotland) |
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| Gento 58' Veloso 99' |
Report | Groot 69' |
Real Madrid won 3–2 on aggregate.
| 4 October 1967 |
Sparta Prague | 1 – 1 | Skeid | Letná Stadium, Prague Attendance: 4,000 Referee: Franz Mayer (Austria) |
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| Mráz 58' | Report | Sjøberg 38' |
Sparta Prague won 2–1 on aggregate.
| 18 October 1967 |
Anderlecht | 2 – 1 | Karl-Marx-Stadt | Émile Versé Stadium, Brussels Attendance: 28,831 Referee: José María Ortiz de Mendíbil (Spain) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bergholtz 33' Van Himst 38' |
Report | Schuster 11' |
Anderlecht won 5–2 on aggregate.
| 11 October 1967 |
Vasas | 8 – 1 | Dundalk | Népstadion, Budapest Attendance: 74,117 Referee: Josef Krňávek (Czechoslovakia) |
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| Vidáts 10', 87' Farkas 32', 35', 72' Korsós 43', 85' Molnár 68' |
Report | Hale 25' |
Vasas won 9–1 on aggregate.
| 1 October 1967 |
Jeunesse Esch | 3 – 3 | Valur | Stade Émile Mayrisch, Esch-sur-Alzette Attendance: 4,552 Referee: Michel Kitabdjian (France) |
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| Hnatow 56' Di Genova 86' Langer 89' |
Report | Jónsson 10' Gunnarsson 36', 60' |
Valur won 4–4 on away goals.
| 4 October 1967 |
Benfica | 0 – 0 | Glentoran | Estádio da Luz, Lisbon Attendance: 36,844 Referee: Robert Schaut (Belgium) |
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| Report |
Benfica won 1–1 on away goals.
| 4 October 1967 |
KuPS | 0 – 3 | Saint-Étienne | Väinölänniemen Stadion, Kuopio Attendance: 5,279 Referee: Tofik Bakhramov (Soviet Union) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Report | Herbin 5' Bosquier 25' Revelli 84' (pen.) |
Saint-Étienne won 5–0 on aggregate.
| 19 September 1967 |
Rapid Vienna | 3 – 0 | Beşiktaş | Praterstadion, Vienna Attendance: 27,783 Referee: Joseph Heymann (Switzerland) |
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| Seitl 9' Grausam 43' Flögel 75' |
Report |
Rapid Vienna won 4–0 on aggregate.
| 11 October 1967 |
Juventus | 2 – 0 | Olympiacos | Stadio Comunale, Turin Attendance: 31,878 Referee: Gilbert Droz (Switzerland) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Zigoni 12' Menichelli 49' |
Report |
Juventus won 2–0 on aggregate.
| 18 October 1967 |
Rapid Bucureşti | 3 – 0 (a.e.t.) | Botev Plovdiv | 23 August Stadium, Bucharest Attendance: 20,000 Referee: Marian Środecki (Poland) |
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| Codreanu 25', 70' Ionescu 108' |
Report |
Rapid Bucureşti won 3–2 on aggregate.
| Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sarajevo | 1–2 | Manchester United | 0–0 | 1–2 |
| Dynamo Kyiv | 2–3 | Górnik Zabrze | 1–2 | 1–1 |
| Hvidovre | 3–6 | Real Madrid | 2–2 | 1–4 |
| Sparta Prague | 6–5 | Anderlecht | 3–2 | 3–3 |
| Vasas | 11–1 | Valur | 6–0 | 5–1 |
| Benfica | 2–1 | Saint-Étienne | 2–0 | 0–1 |
| Rapid Vienna | 1–2 | Eintracht Braunschweig | 1–0 | 0–2 |
| Juventus | 1–0 | Rapid Bucureşti | 1–0 | 0–0 |
| 15 November 1967 |
Sarajevo | 0 – 0 | Manchester United | Koševo Stadium, Sarajevo Attendance: 37,222 Referee: Francesco Francescon (Italy) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Report |
| 17 November 1967 |
Dynamo Kyiv | 1 – 2 | Górnik Zabrze | Central Stadium, Kiev Attendance: 57,038 Referee: Vasile Dumitrescu (Romania) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Olek 12' (o.g.) | Report | Szołtysik 15' Lubański 61' |
| 15 November 1967 |
Hvidovre | 2 – 2 | Real Madrid | Idrætsparken, Copenhagen Attendance: 40,663 Referee: Rudolf Glöckner (East Germany) |
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| Hansen 25' Petersen 71' |
Report | Gento 35' Pirri 47' |
| 29 November 1967 |
Sparta Prague | 3 – 2 | Anderlecht | Letná Stadium, Praha Attendance: 10,071 Referee: Joseph Heymann (Switzerland) |
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| Mašek 25', 32' (pen.), 62' | Report | Jurion 35' Van Himst 55' |
| 15 November 1967 |
Vasas | 6 – 0 | Valur | Népstadion, Budapest Attendance: 27,800 Referee: Pavel Špoták (Czechoslovakia) |
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| Bergsson 5' (o.g.) Pál 14' Radics 37', 44', 50' Puskás 47' |
Report |
| 16 November 1967 |
Benfica | 2 – 0 | Saint-Étienne | Estádio da Luz, Lisbon Attendance: 22,804 Referee: John Adair (Northern Ireland) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| José Augusto 28' Eusébio 59' (pen.) |
Report |
| 15 November 1967 |
Rapid Vienna | 1 – 0 | Eintracht Braunschweig | Praterstadion, Vienna Attendance: 51,181 Referee: Tofik Bakhramov (Soviet Union) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hasil 54' | Report |
| 29 November 1967 |
Juventus | 1 – 0 | Rapid Bucureşti | Stadio Comunale, Turin Attendance: 19,452 Referee: Gyula Emsberger (Hungary) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Magnusson 57' | Report |
| 29 November 1967 |
Manchester United | 2 – 1 | Sarajevo | Old Trafford, Manchester Attendance: 62,801 Referee: Roger Mâchin (France) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aston 10' Best 63' |
Report | Delalić 87' |
Manchester United won 2–1 on aggregate.
| 29 November 1967 |
Górnik Zabrze | 1 – 1 | Dynamo Kiev | Silesian Stadium, Chorzów Attendance: 71,145 Referee: Johan Einar Boström (Sweden) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Szołtysik 43' | Report | Turyanchik 37' |
Górnik Zabrze won 3–2 on aggregate.
| 29 November 1967 |
Real Madrid | 4 – 1 | Hvidovre | Santiago Bernabéu Stadium, Madrid Attendance: 90,000 Referee: Vital Loraux (Belgium) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Velázquez 16' Grosso 19', 30' Gento 75' |
Report | Petersen 28' |
Real Madrid won 6–3 on aggregate.
| 6 December 1967 |
Anderlecht | 3 – 3 | Sparta Prague | Émile Versé Stadium, Brussels Attendance: 31,466 Referee: Paul Schiller (Austria) |
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| Van Himst 60', 65' Devrindt 83' |
Report | Mašek 30', 85' Mráz 89' |
Sparta Prague won 6–5 on aggregate.
| 17 November 1967 |
Valur | 1 – 5 | Vasas | Városi Stadium, Várpalota Attendance: 2,773 Referee: Iván Pláček (Czechoslovakia) |
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| Gunnarsson 85' | Report | Molnár 11' Pál 13' Mathesz 30' Váradi 53' Kovács 72' |
Vasas won 11–1 on aggregate.
| 30 November 1967 |
Saint-Étienne | 1 – 0 | Benfica | Stade Geoffroy-Guichard, Saint-Étienne Attendance: 24,480 Referee: Marian Środecki (Poland) |
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| Bereta 10' | Report |
Benfica won 2–1 on aggregate.
| 29 November 1967 |
Eintracht Braunschweig | 2 – 0 | Rapid Vienna | Eintracht-Stadion, Braunschweig Attendance: 30,507 Referee: Thomas Wharton (Scotland) |
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| Grzyb 38' Saborowski 43' |
Report |
Eintracht Braunschweig won 2–1 on aggregate.
| 13 December 1967 |
Rapid Bucureşti | 0 – 0 | Juventus | 23 August Stadium, Bucharest Attendance: 5,500 Referee: Karl Riegg (West Germany) |
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| Report |
Juventus won 1–0 on aggregate.
| Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
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| Manchester United | 2–1 | Górnik Zabrze | 2–0 | 0–1 |
| Real Madrid | 4–2 | Sparta Prague | 3–0 | 1–2 |
| Vasas | 0–3 | Benfica | 0–0 | 0–3 |
| Eintracht Braunschweig | 3–31 | Juventus | 3–2 | 0–1 |
1 Juventus beat Eintracht Braunschweig 1–0 in a play-off to reach the semi-finals.
| 28 February 1968 |
Manchester United | 2 – 0 | Górnik Zabrze | Old Trafford, Manchester Attendance: 63,456 Referee: José María Ortiz de Mendibil (Spain) |
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| Florenski 60' (o.g.) Kidd 90' |
Report |
| 6 March 1968 |
Real Madrid | 3 – 0 | Sparta Prague | Santiago Bernabéu Stadium, Madrid Attendance: 120,000 Referee: Jim Finney (England) |
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| Amancio 62', 63', 68' | Report |
| 6 March 1968 |
Vasas | 0 – 0 | Benfica | Népstadion, Budapest Attendance: 36,394 Referee: Kurt Waldemar Tschenscher (West Germany) |
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| Report |
| 31 January 1968 |
Eintracht Braunschweig | 3 – 2 | Juventus | Eintracht-Stadion, Braunschweig Attendance: 29,963 Referee: Gilbert Droz (Switzerland) |
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| Kaack 28' Dulz 37' Berg 38' |
Report | Kaack 10' (o.g.) Sacco 81' |
| 13 March 1968 |
Górnik Zabrze | 1 – 0 | Manchester United | Silesian Stadium, Chorzów Attendance: 77,649 Referee: Concetto Lo Bello (Italy) |
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| Lubański 70' | Report |
Manchester United won 2–1 on aggregate.
| 20 March 1968 |
Sparta Prague | 2 – 1 | Real Madrid | Letná Stadium, Prague Attendance: 40,431 Referee: Hans Rademacher (West Germany) |
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| Kvašňák 36' Dyba 45' |
Report | Gento 57' |
Real Madrid won 4–2 on aggregate.
| 14 March 1968 |
Benfica | 3 – 0 | Vasas | Estádio da Luz), Lisbon Attendance: 49,336 Referee: Laurens van Ravens (Netherlands) |
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| Eusébio 48', 70' Torres 77' |
Report |
Benfica won 3–0 on aggregate.
| 28 February 1968 |
Juventus | 1 – 0 | Eintracht Braunschweig | Stadio Comunale, Turin Attendance: 37,918 Referee: Paul Schiller (Austria) |
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| Bercellino 88' (pen.) | Report |
Juventus 3–3 Eintracht Braunschweig on aggregate.
| 20 March 1968 |
Juventus | 1 – 0 | Eintracht Braunschweig | Wankdorf Stadium, Bern Attendance: 44,700 Referee: Gottfried Dienst (Switzerland) |
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| Magnusson 56' | Report |
Juventus won 1–0 in play-off.
| Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
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| Manchester United | 4–3 | Real Madrid | 1–0 | 3–3 |
| Benfica | 3–0 | Juventus | 2–0 | 1–0 |
| 24 April 1968 |
Manchester United | 1 – 0 | Real Madrid | Old Trafford, Manchester Attendance: 62,562 Referee: Tofik Bakhramov (Soviet Union) |
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| Best 36' | Report |
| 9 May 1968 |
Benfica | 2 – 0 | Juventus | Estádio da Luz, Lisbon Attendance: 69,375 Referee: Roger Barde (France) |
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| Torres 64' Eusébio 70' |
Report |
| 15 May 1968 |
Real Madrid | 3 – 3 | Manchester United | Santiago Bernabéu Stadium, Madrid Attendance: 125,000 Referee: Antonio Sbardella (Italy) |
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| Pirri 32' Gento 41' Amancio 45' |
Report | Zoco 44' (o.g.) Sadler 73' Foulkes 78' |
Manchester United won 4–3 on aggregate.
| 15 May 1968 |
Juventus | 0 – 1 | Benfica | Stadio Comunale, Turin Attendance: 62,570 Referee: Rudolf Glöckner (East Germany) |
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| Report | Eusébio 66' |
Benfica won 3–0 on aggregate.
| 29 May 1968 |
Manchester United | 4 – 1 (a.e.t.) | Benfica | Wembley Stadium, London Attendance: 92,225 Referee: Concetto Lo Bello (Italy) |
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| Charlton 53', 99' Best 93' Kidd 94' |
Report | Graça 75' |
The top scorers from the 1967-68 European Cup are as follows:
| Rank | Name | Team | Goals |
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| 1 | Eusébio | Benfica | 6 |
| 2 | Francisco Gento | Real Madrid | 5 |
| Paul Van Himst | Anderlecht | 5 | |
| Václav Mašek | Sparta Prague | 5 | |
| 5 | Amancio | Real Madrid | 4 |
| Hermann Gunnarsson | Valur | 4 | |
| Włodzimierz Lubański | Górnik Zabrze | 4 | |
| 8 | Boško Antić | Sarajevo | 3 |
| George Best | Manchester United | 3 | |
| János Farkas | Vasas | 3 | |
| István Korsós | Vasas | 3 | |
| Ivan Mráz | Sparta Prague | 3 | |
| Pirri | Real Madrid | 3 | |
| János Radics | Vasas | 3 | |
| David Sadler | Manchester United | 3 |
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